The new Sam and Max thread

Barbarian · Fri 12/05/2006 16:23:51

LOL!1!! @ Krysis:

That's hilarious man! You hit the nail on the head.
Hey, come to think of it, perhaps a certain forum member 'round here might secretly be working on this project? :o

Huw Dawson · Fri 12/05/2006 21:51:43

Judging from the trailer, I have to admit I like it. I originally played S&M:HTR on the disk with DOTT, and I loved it then, mainly for the random violence and the amazing minigames. The game it'self was excellent too.

And of course, it being in 3D is fine. I'd rather have a good looking 3D game than a 2D game most days anywhoo. If they screw up the interface however, it'll ruin the 3D aspect.

- Huw

Shane 'ProgZmax' Stevens · Sat 13/05/2006 13:58:43

Sam and Max resist their new masters!

http://www.telltalegames.com/samandmax/comics/5287091

Kinoko · Sat 13/05/2006 14:18:22

I know what you mean about the voice acting but I still had a big grin on my face after watching that. More Sam and Max fun - yeah!

I agree, episodic sucks. For all those reasons you guys already mentioned.

Snarky · Sat 13/05/2006 17:16:15

Episodic releases works for Ben Jordan and Apprentice. I don't see why it couldn't work for Sam & Max.

The voice acting may be slightly lower quality than in Hit the Road, but I think you guys are wearing some seriously rose-colored glasses (or earbuds) when it comes to that old game, too. The writing and the jokes were very similar.

Hakujin · Sun 14/05/2006 01:24:55

Frankly, I never really liked Sam & Max all that much. I never really found their characters that entertaining and, honestly, am surprised the dorky little cartoon in the LucasArts magazine actually turned into a game, then a cartoon and now a game again. I was looking forward to the LucasArts sequel, cause it looked fun and was excited about the chance to play another LA adventure game. But so much for that.

This one looks like it could be good, but yeah, the voice acting is a little subpar. There's absolutely no gameplay shown, so you really can't tell.

Shane 'ProgZmax' Stevens · Sun 14/05/2006 03:32:39

QuoteEpisodic releases works for Ben Jordan and Apprentice. I don't see why it couldn't work for Sam & Max.

Two are free and one is not. You have greater expectations for gameplay length and quality when you actually have to pay for a game, which is of course completely reasonable.

Alot of people were so unimpressed by Bone ep 1 that I doubt they bothered to even try part 2, and I suspect the same will happen with S&M if the gameplay length, humor, etc don't measure up to a 20 dollar pricetag.

Krazy · Sun 14/05/2006 06:14:04

$20? The Bone games prices were lowered to $12 US and apparently the Sam & Max games will be even cheaper. Anyway I think we should stop judging and writing off this game before we get a chance to even see what it's really like.

Shane 'ProgZmax' Stevens · Sun 14/05/2006 13:36:09

There's an interesting article on here where one of the Telltale people states:

"Each two-hour episode will see Sam & Max solve a complete case, with an overarching storyline tying the episodes together and culminating in a season finale-like grand finish."

http://www.shacknews.com/extras/2006/051206_e3_day2_chris_1.x

Two hours? Those kinds of numbers are usually given for the average joe, so I'm guessing it's more like 30-60 minutes? I like that they tie together, but I certainly wouldn't pay more than say 5 bucks for something that only has about an hour worth of entertainment value (if that).

Kweepa · Sun 14/05/2006 19:27:33

I think I can wait for the "season" to finish to get them all together on "dvd".

Chicky · Sun 14/05/2006 19:37:01

Heh, i thought the voice acting was great.

i k a r i · Sat 09/09/2006 20:05:47

Did you see this?

GAMEPLAY from GS

Phemar · Sun 10/09/2006 08:23:07

Whatever you people think, I thought the trailer was brilliant. Reminded me exactly of Sam and Max of old. Maybe it was a little too verbose at times, but I think I'm really looking forward to this.

Shane 'ProgZmax' Stevens · Sun 10/09/2006 08:24:55

The gameplay sample looks a bit rough as far as the animation and lip synching goes, but I'm glad they left in dialog choices.

Mr Flibble · Sun 10/09/2006 11:45:07

Again, all I can hear is Sam's lacklustre voice acting. Which is really quite disappointing.

Scummbuddy · Sun 10/09/2006 21:59:45

It really makes me wonder how expensive would it really be to get either of the two past duos in to do their characters. (TV Series, or game). I understand that this wouldn't be a typical game, inwhich they plan on continuing this series for several games, which would cause for many recording sessions, but then again many TV voice actors go through this every year, and TellTale wants this to be like a TV series, and best of all, its a steady job, which every actor wants.

The Inquisitive Stranger · Mon 11/09/2006 00:59:01

Oh no, not this again...

i k a r i · Mon 11/09/2006 02:40:32

What I hate about these incoming S&M title is the fact that every chapter last only from 40minutes to 1hour of gameplay

I think that sucks.

skyfire2 · Thu 05/10/2006 06:40:01

Quote from: Krysis on Fri 12/05/2006 16:20:19
This is what this trailer wanted to say.

That was the stupidest thing I ever saw.

Sam. · Thu 05/10/2006 09:56:01

*makes a joke about a mirror or something